On Tuesday I found these shell people at Greenway House, the holiday home of Agatha Christie – oh what a delight that place is – if you ever get a chance to visit GO!
These were in the Morning Room along with other vintage shell designs
The lighting is kept low, so it was not easy to get good photos.
Such exquisite pieces of shell art
Agatha Christie spent 8 weeks of the year in this house on the banks of the River Dart.
The garden is glorious, the camelias and magnolias stunning – I have more photos to share with you
lots more!
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Linking with Cee’s Flower of the Day
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It’s on my list for when we manage to visit the SW, Sandra
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I’m sure you will love it! I was thinking of you as I was looking for the labels on the plants. So many gems to see.
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Not normally a fan of shell pictures, but these are amazing. I must visit this house. Thanks for sharing.
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Do go if you have a chance – the gardens are glorious and the house and all the things in it is fascinating – singing of a bygone era.
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Clearly there were more shells available for collecting back then. I hadn’t realised AC had such a life of privilege.
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No, nor me – it was interesting to get to know more about her – I overheard a guide in the house tell someone that she had owned 18 houses in all in her life time. I might read a biography about her one day.
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Far from some of the ‘tacky’ souvenìrs you used to see (maybe stiĺl see) at the seaside but I think some of these, even with how well made they are, might not be as highly valued as they should be because of that association. Which is a shame.
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Yes, maybe, but as these are Victorian, I imagine some people value them for their history. I imagine genteel teenage girls sitting by the bay window sorting through their shell collections after a jaunt to the beach.
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Wowsah! A place to visit, that’s for sure. Did these things all belong to Agatha Christie? Or where they collected afterward to fill the house?
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They all belonged to Agatha Christie and her family – the house was choc-a-block full of collections – apparently her parents had been collectors and both her husbands were also avid collectors.
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Again, wowsah!
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You might be interested in this Laurie: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/greenway/features/greenways-cabinet-of-curiosities
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Impressive!
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W.O.W. !!! ! ! !
🐚🌸🐚🌸🐚
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Agreed! 🙂
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I can see why you liked those she’ll pictures. What an amazing number of shells they had to work with.
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I know – it would take years to gather that many now.
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It’s amazing what people did, still do, with shells. I wonder if you have ever seen the shell cottage near Boncath?
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No, I haven’t Deb. I will put that on my list – off to look it up now.
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